When: Wednesday November 9, 2016, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Westin Prince Hotel, 900 York Mills Rd, Toronto
(on York Mills Rd near Don Mills)
A panel presentation at OCASI AGM 2016 featuring:
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OCASI is excited to announce 16 hours of facilitator-led training by the Positive Spaces Initiative that addresses all components of service delivery within the Settlement Services for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) communities. OCASI is seeking agencies that serve or have an interest in serving LGBTQ newcomers to participate in these exciting trainings, which are FREE OF CHARGE!
Where do the trainings take place?
LASI and OCASI Statement on the death of Abdirahman Abdi
[La version française se trouve plus loin.]
Ottawa/July 28, 2016 - Local Agencies Serving Immigrants (LASI) – Ottawa and OCASI – Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants are deeply concerned and saddened by the death of Abdirahman Abdi.
OCASI Executive Director Debbie Douglas has been appointed to the Ontario Income Security Reform Working Group.
Ontario has established the Working Group to help guide the province's efforts to reduce poverty, support people in their efforts to participate in the economy, and provide services in a way that makes sense to the people who need them.
The group is to:
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2016 OCASI Executive Directors Forum
The Westin Prince Hotel
Toronto Ontario
November 9 & 10
Deadline for submissions: Wednesday July 27, 2016
OCASI is pleased to announce the OCASI Executive Directors Forum 2016 will take place at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto, November 9 & 10, 2016.
Overview
TO: OCASI Member Agencies
FROM: Debbie Douglas, OCASI Executive Director
RE: OCASI School of Social Justice 2016- Invitation to Participate
Deadline for 2016 Applications - Friday, July 22, 2016
Application: Download the OCASI SSJ Application (Word document)
OCASI is accepting applications for In-House Group Training under the Professional Education and Training Project (PET). The OCASI PET project provides financial support to settlement service providers to assist with organizational capacity building.
Due to scarce funds for professional development of the sector, OCASI is working to maximize the impact of PET program funds. To that end agencies interested in accessing funds are encouraged to undertake a needs assessment to identify organizational and/or staff training needs.